Ogun can become giant of Africa if ... —Dangote
THE chairman of Dangote Group, lhaji Aliko Dan-gote, has said Ogun State can become the giant of Africa, if it explores all its potentials.He said this at the Ogun State Investors’ Forum on Tuesday, adding that the state would develop economically if genuine investors had the oppurtunity of investing massively in infrastructure.
Dangote urged the state government to complete the Olokola Free Trade Zone (OKFTZ), saying that the place would become the biggest seaport in Africa.
“Ogun State has what it takes to become the giant of Africa. As you know, the state has a place where it shared boundary with Ondo State and that is the place we call Olokola. The Olokola Free Trade Zone is a place where we can built the biggest seaport in Africa.
“The Olokola, rather than people going to Lagos to clear their goods which takes week upon weeks; we can now have 24 hours clearing as a reality. Unless we build a new port, 24 hours clearing is impossible in Nigeria; it will never be achievable,” he said.
Dangote also advised the state government to collaborate with Bi-Courtney Highway Services on how to fast-track work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, saying that “I will want the governor to sit down with the concessioner of Lagos Iba-dan Expressroad.
“If Ogun is able to get the right genuine investors to put up massive infrastructure, we’ll have more businesses than what we have put together in the whole ports in Nigeria, as much of the businesses will come down here.”
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